awesome dub recordings

[teleharmonium]

Here's some stuff I've been spinning a lot. Add to the list ?

Augustus Pablo - Rockers Meets King Tubbys in a Fire House
" - Rockers Meets King Tubbys Uptown
" - East of the River Nile
" - Don 'D' Special 12"
" - Ital Dub
Harry Mudie and King Tubby - Dub Conference Vols 1-3
Prince Far I - Dub to Africa
Lee Perry - Building the Ark
Scientist - Scientific Dub
King Tubby - Dub from the Roots
" - Roots of Dub
" - Meets Scientist in a Midnight Rock Dub
Junior Byles - comp - I think it is on Blood and Fire
The Congos - Heart of the Congos
Jah Lion - Columbian Collie

 

[Blow]

no dub but close...Horace Andy ...inna Dancehallstyle

 

[MakiSupaStar]

Uh oh. You're in trouble. I'm a huge Dub reggae fan. Here you go. Enjoy. This list took years to accumulate.

Abyssinians - Satta Dub (Dub tracks from Satta Massagana)
African Head Charge - Drastic Season
African Head Charge - Environmental Studies
African Head Charge - Sankofa
African Head Charge - Songs of Praise
African Head Charge - In Pursuit of Shashamane Land
The Aggrovators - Natty Dread Take Over : Bunny Lee w/ The Aggrovators at King Tubbies
A.P.C - A.P.C. Tracks Vol. II (Not sure if it's Dub, but it's Bill Laswell)
Aswad
Augustus Pablo - East of the River Nile
Augustus Pablo - Gold
Bim Sherman - Across the Red Sea
Bim Sherman - Crucial Cuts Vol. 1
Bob Marley - Dreams of Freedom: Ambient Translations of Bob Marley in Dub (produced by Bill Laswell)
Bob Marley - Reggae n' Dub
Bob Marley - Bob Marley vs. Lee Scratch Perry: The Best of the Upsetter Years
Burning Spear - Garvey's Ghost (pretty much all dub - hard to find)
Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey
The Clash - Sandinista (produced by Lee Scratch Perry)
Doctor Pablo and The Dub Syndicate - North of the River Thames
Don Carlos and Gold - Raving Tonight (kind of borderline roots)
Don Carlos - Day To Day Living
Don Carlos - Ras Portraits
The Congos - Heart of the Congos
Dr. Alimantado - Best Dressed Chicken In Town
Dry and Heavy - From Creation (Dub reggae from Japan - excellent)
Dry and Heavy - Full Contact
Dry and Heavy - King Jammy Meets Dry and Heavy In The Jaws of the Tiger
Dry and Heavy - New Creation
Dry and Heavy - One Punch
Dub Is A Weapon - Go to Invalid Link Removed for free shows
Dub Syndicate - Acres of Space
Dub Syndicate - Classic Selections Vol. 1
Dub Syndicate - Classic Selections Vol. 2
Dub Syndicate - Classic Selections Vol. 3
Dub Syndicate - Dub or Die
Dub Syndicate - Echomania
Dub Syndicate - Fear of a Green Planet
Dub Syndicate - Ital Breakfast
Dub Syndicate - Live at the Maritime Hall
Dub Syndicate - Live at the Town and Country Club April 1991
Dub Syndicate - Mellow and Collie
Dub Syndicate - No Bed of Roses
Dub Syndicate - One Way System
Dub Syndicate - Pounding System
Dub Syndicate - Research and Development
Dub Syndicate - Stoned Immaculate
Dub Syndicate - Strike the Balance
Dub Syndicate - Lee Scratch Perry vs. Dub Syndicate
Easy Star All Star - Dub Side of the Moon
Eek a Mouse - Eek a Mouse (It's backed by Dub Syndicate aka Roots Radics)
Fela Kuti - Coffin for the Head of State (not really dub but killer)
Fela Kuti - Confusion/Gentleman
Fela Kuti - Stalemate/Fear Not Man
Gregory Isaacs - Dub a De Number One
Gregory Isaacs - More Gregory (backed by Roots Radics (DS) This was produced by Flabba Holt, bass for Dub Syndicate, the "bonus" tracks are all killer dub)
Gregory Isaacs - Mr. Isaacs
Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse (Flabba produced bonus tracks killer dub version of Cool Down the Pace Roots Radics backing band)
Gregory Isaacs - Ultimate Gregory (bonus dubs)
Horace Andy - Good Vibes
Horace Andy - In The Light/In The Light Dub
I Roy - Touting I Self
Jackie Mittoo - Macka Fat
Jackie Mittoo - The Keyboard King of Studio One
Jah Stich and Jackie Mittoo - Love and Harmony
Johnny Clarke - A Ruffer Version - Johnny Clarke at King Tubby's 1974-1978
Johnny Osbourne - Musical Chopper
Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves
King Tubby - Dub From The Roots
King Tubby - Roots of Dub
King Tubby - Meets Scientist in a Midnight Rock Dub
Lee Scratch Perry and The Dub Syndicate - Time Boom X De Devil Dead
Lee Scratch Perry - Arkology
Lee Scratch Perry - Black Ark In Dub
Lee Scratch Perry - Experryments at the Grass Roots of Dub
Lee Scratch Perry - Live at the Maritime Hall
Lee Scratch Perry - The Complete Uk Upsetter Singles
Lee Scratch Perry & The Upsetters - Scratch The Upsetters Again
Linval Thompson - I Love Marijuana
Mad Professor - Meet in Berlin at Checkpoint Charlie
Niney The Observer - Dub or Die
Niney The Observer - Towering Dub Inferno
Pablo Moses - Revolutionary Dream
Prince Far I - Dubwise
Prince Far I - Dub To Africa
Prince Jammy - In The Light/In The Light Dub
Rico - Roots To The Bone (This is Rico Rodriguez - most famous for doing the horn work for The Specials)
Rico - That Man Is Forward
Rico - Blow Your Horn
Rockers Allstar - Chanting Dub
Roots Radics - King Tubby's Rockers
Roots Radics - Roots Radics meets Soul Syndicate in Dub
Scientist - Scientist meets the Roots Radics
Thievery Corporation - The Richest Man In Babylon
The Trojan Instrumentals Box Set (Three Discs)
Upsetters - Eastwood Rides Again
The Wackies - African Roots - Act 2
Yabby You - Dub It To Da Top

I tried to keep it strictly dub. There might be a few roots, ska, or dancehall tracks in here, but for the most part this is more dub than any human can ingest in one sitting. Enjoy.

 

[brianrost]

Wot, no Black Uhuru?

Garvey's Ghost...good call, one of my all time favorites.

 

[MakiSupaStar]

Yeah. Black Uhuru dub is good. I realize now looking at my list, and I had it up there, but I had to rewrite this stupid reply like three times, and somewhere in one of those iterations it got left out. I have like three Black Uhuru discs full of their dub stuff, but it's a homemade collection from a buddies collection combined with what (little) I could find online. I would definitely admit that I'm lacking specific albums for them. What would you recommend?

 

[teleharmonium]

There's some good stuff there Maki, and some others I'm not familiar with, so that's cool. I love Fela, my favorite album is "He Miss Road". The Tony Allen solo records are supposed to be great too. I think I have "Tunes From the Missing Channel" by the Dub Syndicate. That Black Ark in Dub album is cool but hard to find.
I keep seeing that Junior Murvin thing mentioned so maybe I'll check that out. I have an older Jackie Mittoo record, "In London", but it's more ska. There's a later one at the local shop that I will probably pick up this weekend. They have a Flabba solo record too, the pressing looks terrible but I'll probably buy it anyway. It's kind of like how the antique collectors are all into the patina, and guitarists always want the beat old strats and teles... I think about 5 % of my reggae collection has at least one unplayable track and several of them have center holes that are too small. I expect to find some herb embedded into a record at some point.

 

[BurningSkies]

That's a pretty nice list. My favorites run along these lines too...I'd add a few personal favorites...

King Tubby: Freedom Sounds in Dub
Augustus Pablo: Live in Tokyo
The Congos: Heart of the Congos/dub
Yabby You: Jesus Dread
Gregory Isaacs: Gregory in Dub
Makka Dub (Barrett Bros)
Jacob Miller: Who Say Jah No Dread
Blackslate: Moodie In dub (series)
Brad Osbourne/Bunny Lee: King of Dub
Fatman Riddim Section: Same Song Dub
Various: Dubwise & Otherwise (bargain Blood & Fire Sampler)
Various: Timewarp Dubclash
Mad Professor: (most albums)
Aswad: A New Chapter in Dub
Black Uhuru (there are quite a few, Unfortunately I don't own any of the REALLY good ones)

There's so many...that lists aren't really easy. I'd say that you're living in a golden age for reggae fans, most of the CD releases and re-releases that are coming out are phenomenal, and include both the singles and dub tracks!

For anyone who's looking for a start into this world, I can't say enough about grabbing a copy of Steve Barrows' "Rough Guide to Reggae". It will give the uninitiated enough info to pinpoint what they're interested in and avoid some of the poorer releases that tend to haunt reggae bins around the country and the world.

 

[quotidian]

I enjoy Keith Hudson's album "Pick a Dub". The Impact All Stars' album "Forward The Bass: Dub from Randy's 1972-1975" is great too. One of my best music education experiences occurred during the two years I worked at my friend's record store. I learned alot about ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub. I agree with the above post about Steve Barrow's book; I learned alot from it as well. You can't go wrong with a title from his Blood and Fire label. Both albums I mentioned are from their catalog. Blood and Fire's "Dubwise and Otherwise" compilations are cool as well as the "Select Cuts from Blood and Fire" compilations.

One of my all-time favorite reggae/dub albums is "Children of Jah 1977-1979: The Chantells and Friends". All of the songs contain the instrumental "dub plate" at the end, at least one with a DJ toasting over it. It's a Blood and Fire re-issue as well. The Chantells' song "Natty Supper" is one of my all-time favorite reggae songs. Wicked bass in that song!

Peace,

Dean

 

[msquared]

Thanks a bunch to all of you who have contributed. I have been wanting to get more of this stuff ever since hearing "Dub Side of the Moon" as set change music at a gig and buying it immediately afterward. I managed to pick up Marcus Garvey and Garvey's Ghost a while back but didn't know where to turn next. This should give me some stuff to look out for.

 

[MakiSupaStar]

There's some good stuff there Maki, and some others I'm not familiar with, so that's cool. I love Fela, my favorite album is "He Miss Road". The Tony Allen solo records are supposed to be great too. I think I have "Tunes From the Missing Channel" by the Dub Syndicate. That Black Ark in Dub album is cool but hard to find.
I keep seeing that Junior Murvin thing mentioned so maybe I'll check that out. I have an older Jackie Mittoo record, "In London", but it's more ska. There's a later one at the local shop that I will probably pick up this weekend. They have a Flabba solo record too, the pressing looks terrible but I'll probably buy it anyway. It's kind of like how the antique collectors are all into the patina, and guitarists always want the beat old strats and teles... I think about 5 % of my reggae collection has at least one unplayable track and several of them have center holes that are too small. I expect to find some herb embedded into a record at some point.

That's funny. I have that Tunes from the Missing Channel Album too. But like I said earlier I had to keep rewriting this thing. Tunes from the Missing Channel was produced by Adrian Sherwood. That's what makes that album so unique. I used to have a lot of vinyl, but it all (I mean all - heartwrenching) got jacked one day. Rare punk. Rare reggae. Rare ska. All gone. I even had a bootleg Pink Floyd double album. gone. So since then I only have CD's.
Junior Murvin is kind of along the lines of Horace Andy. Good dub tracks with a falsetto voice. He has some good dub recording too. Definitely worth checking out. I keep coming back to Police and Theives. Good album.

Oooh flabba solo record. That's gotta be interesting. He's one of my heros. Style Scott and Flabba is my favorite reggae rhythm section. I like them better than Sly and Robbie.

 

[MakiSupaStar]

That's a pretty nice list. My favorites run along these lines too...I'd add a few personal favorites...

King Tubby: Freedom Sounds in Dub
Augustus Pablo: Live in Tokyo
The Congos: Heart of the Congos/dub
Yabby You: Jesus Dread
Gregory Isaacs: Gregory in Dub
Makka Dub (Barrett Bros)
Jacob Miller: Who Say Jah No Dread
Blackslate: Moodie In dub (series)
Brad Osbourne/Bunny Lee: King of Dub
Fatman Riddim Section: Same Song Dub
Various: Dubwise & Otherwise (bargain Blood & Fire Sampler)
Various: Timewarp Dubclash
Mad Professor: (most albums)
Aswad: A New Chapter in Dub
Black Uhuru (there are quite a few, Unfortunately I don't own any of the REALLY good ones)

There's so many...that lists aren't really easy. I'd say that you're living in a golden age for reggae fans, most of the CD releases and re-releases that are coming out are phenomenal, and include both the singles and dub tracks!

For anyone who's looking for a start into this world, I can't say enough about grabbing a copy of Steve Barrows' "Rough Guide to Reggae". It will give the uninitiated enough info to pinpoint what they're interested in and avoid some of the poorer releases that tend to haunt reggae bins around the country and the world.

That's a nice list too. I just bought Gregory in Dub two days ago. Waiting for the mail.

You're totally right about living in golden age for reggae. Dub reggae makes so much sense to bass players. It's a great example of how heavy bass can be. I remember seeing Dub Syndicate play at Reggae on the River (in Humbolt County BTW... need I saw more ) and I watched two people just get hypnotized by it. The bass was blowing through you. Those two people didn't even know what hit them. Boom, boom, boom, de-de-de-de, boom boom and next thing you know, they passed out. That was the first time I realized how powerful this stuff is. Took a chick that I was hooking up with to go see Lee Scratch Perry once and the same thing happened to her. She was all into punk and emo stuff, and I told her that I was mostly into dub. Lee Scratch Perry rolled through town so I took her to go see it. Within ten minutes of them starting her eyes rolled back and I was lifting her out of there. When she came to she told me that it was like somebody hit her in the chest. Now that's some bass.

 

[Brad Maestas]

Nice! You guys know what's up! Killer lists so far.

I would add:
Aston Familyman Barrett - Familyman in Dub
Aswad - Don't Call Us Immigrants
Augustus Pablo - Original Rockers (can't have enough!)
Cedric Brooks - Light of Saba
Dub Trio
Ernest Ranglin - Below the Bassline, Memories of Barber Mack (not really dub)
If Deejay Was Your Trade: The Dreads At King Tubby's (1974-1977)
Ja-Man Allstars - In The Dub Zone
Jackie Mittoo - Evening Time (borderline)
King Tubby and Friends - Dub Gone Crazy
Linton Kwesi Johnson - LKJ In Dub
Nice Up The Dance - Studio One Discomixes
Skatalites Meet King Tubby - Heroes of Reggae in Dub
Soul Jazz label - 100% - 600% Dynamite (6 CD's)
Studio One Selector (Mojo Presents)
Studio One Sound Dimension - Jamaica Soul Shake
Techniques All-Stars - Roots Techniques
Trojan Dub Box Set Vol. 1 and 2 (Vol. 3 is coming out)
The Upsetter - Return of DJango
Various - Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown (dub plus reggae, soul)
Various - Enter The Ark

You can't really go wrong with Studio 1 or the Soul Jazz label. Many of their comps vary widely in style which is nice. Studio One DJ's, Studio One Soul, Soul 2, and Studio One Story are good examples. Much of it is reggae and soul but there's some dub in there too. Good stuff!

 

[BurningSkies]

That's a nice list too. I just bought Gregory in Dub two days ago. Waiting for the mail.

You're totally right about living in golden age for reggae. Dub reggae makes so much sense to bass players. It's a great example of how heavy bass can be. I remember seeing Dub Syndicate play at Reggae on the River (in Humbolt County BTW... need I saw more ) and I watched two people just get hypnotized by it. The bass was blowing through you. Those two people didn't even know what hit them. Boom, boom, boom, de-de-de-de, boom boom and next thing you know, they passed out. That was the first time I realized how powerful this stuff is. Took a chick that I was hooking up with to go see Lee Scratch Perry once and the same thing happened to her. She was all into punk and emo stuff, and I told her that I was mostly into dub. Lee Scratch Perry rolled through town so I took her to go see it. Within ten minutes of them starting her eyes rolled back and I was lifting her out of there. When she came to she told me that it was like somebody hit her in the chest. Now that's some bass.

I've had the luck to open a few shows with Mad Professor, and let me tell you, he pushes so much low end live that people at the front of the stage were getting nauseous! It was amazing to watch him do live dub mixing and also sample from the singers he brought (one doing traditional vocals and the the other doing chat). The really cool thing was that he had clones of all the Yabby You tapes and he rolled that stuff most of one of the nights!

Watching him run the board and getting to stand behind him and see each move along the way was an amazing thing. He's as much a musician as any 'player'

Anyway, you're list is great...Mine would have been much longer but you took care of a large portion of my choices...

 

[dlloyd]

Great thread.

teleharmonium, MakiSupaStar, BurningSkies, VintageBT6Lover, (and anyone else who wants chip in):

Which are your desert island cds?

Say you're going to be stranded, by yourself (with a working cd player), on an island for a few months and you're allowed five dub cds to take with you, which would you choose?

(Dumb scenario for sure, but it might help me with future purchases)

 

[BurningSkies]

Great thread.

teleharmonium, MakiSupaStar, BurningSkies, VintageBT6Lover, (and anyone else who wants chip in):

Which are your desert island cds?

Say you're going to be stranded, by yourself (with a working cd player), on an island for a few months and you're allowed five dub cds to take with you, which would you choose?

(Dumb scenario for sure, but it might help me with future purchases)

They Wouldn't be all dub, but...right now I'd take:

-King Tubby Freedom Sounds in Dub
-The Congos: Heart of the Congos (+Dub)
-Charlie Chaplin w/ Roots Radics: Take Two
-Earth & Stone: Kool Roots
-U Brown: Hit sounds from Channel 1

Subject to change at any moment for any reason...

 

[Brad Maestas]

Great thread.

teleharmonium, MakiSupaStar, BurningSkies, VintageBT6Lover, (and anyone else who wants chip in):

Which are your desert island cds?

Say you're going to be stranded, by yourself (with a working cd player), on an island for a few months and you're allowed five dub cds to take with you, which would you choose?

(Dumb scenario for sure, but it might help me with future purchases)

Ah, yes. The ol' desert island scenario. I'll give it a go.

1. Any one of the Trojan discs
2. Any one of the 100% - 600% Dynamite discs
3. Ja-Man Allstars - In The Dub Zone
4. Lee Scratch Perry - Arkology
5. Cedric Brooks - Light of Saba

 

[MakiSupaStar]

They Wouldn't be all dub, but...right now I'd take:

-King Tubby Freedom Sounds in Dub
-The Congos: Heart of the Congos (+Dub)
-Charlie Chaplin w/ Roots Radics: Take Two
-Earth & Stone: Kool Roots
-U Brown: Hit sounds from Channel 1

Subject to change at any moment for any reason...

Exactly. 1. It wouldn't be all dub. 2. Subject to change for whatever reason (could be anything from a world disaster to good cup of coffee). 3.Although I'd probably go down with the ship as I stood frozen with indecision. But here goes. I'll try.

1. Dub Syndicate - Strike The Balance
2. Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse (w/the dub tracks)
3. Bob Marley - Kaya (a must)
4. Dry and Heavy - King Jammy Meets Dry & Heavy In The Jaws Of The Tiger
5. Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey/ Garvey's Ghost

Oh yeah, Burning... I too have witnessed Mad Professor. Amazing. First time, I saw him with Lee Scratch Perry @ the Maritime Hall in SF, his first show in the US in 20 something years (they made a CD out of it - Live at the Maritime Hall). I didn't watch him that time. The other time, the one I mentioned earlier, after the girl I brought to see him pulled herself together, we moved upstairs at the El Rey in LA and we had front row seats to his magic. I stood there the whole time just watching his magic at the board. Amazing. I totally agree with you... as much a musician as anyone.

That's HUGE that you guys opened a show with them. That's definitely something to brag to the grandkids about.

 

[MakiSupaStar]

Ah, yes. The ol' desert island scenario. I'll give it a go.

1. Any one of the Trojan discs
2. Any one of the 100% - 600% Dynamite discs
3. Ja-Man Allstars - In The Dub Zone
4. Lee Scratch Perry - Arkology
5. Cedric Brooks - Light of Saba

Isn't Arkology a 3 disc album... Cheater...

 

[dlloyd]

They Wouldn't be all dub

Exactly. 1. It wouldn't be all dub.

Roots is fine

I'm not all that into dancehall and digidub etc., but again, all subject to change...

Thanks

 

[MakiSupaStar]

Nice! You guys know what's up! Killer lists so far.

I would add:
Aston Familyman Barrett - Familyman in Dub
Aswad - Don't Call Us Immigrants
Augustus Pablo - Original Rockers (can't have enough!)
Cedric Brooks - Light of Saba
Dub Trio
Ernest Ranglin - Below the Bassline, Memories of Barber Mack (not really dub)
If Deejay Was Your Trade: The Dreads At King Tubby's (1974-1977)
Ja-Man Allstars - In The Dub Zone
Jackie Mittoo - Evening Time (borderline)
King Tubby and Friends - Dub Gone Crazy
Linton Kwesi Johnson - LKJ In Dub
Nice Up The Dance - Studio One Discomixes
Skatalites Meet King Tubby - Heroes of Reggae in Dub
Soul Jazz label - 100% - 600% Dynamite (6 CD's)
Studio One Selector (Mojo Presents)
Studio One Sound Dimension - Jamaica Soul Shake
Techniques All-Stars - Roots Techniques
Trojan Dub Box Set Vol. 1 and 2 (Vol. 3 is coming out)
The Upsetter - Return of DJango
Various - Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown (dub plus reggae, soul)
Various - Enter The Ark

You can't really go wrong with Studio 1 or the Soul Jazz label. Many of their comps vary widely in style which is nice. Studio One DJ's, Studio One Soul, Soul 2, and Studio One Story are good examples. Much of it is reggae and soul but there's some dub in there too. Good stuff!

ooooooo! Family Man in Dub. How's that? Gotta be good.